Chapter 10: The Kenshi Showdown
Dustin and Tori both swiftly streaked back to the castle. The sun began to rise high into the sky, the two ninjas both stopped on top of a hill and stared at the castle from far away. They glanced at each other,, both taking a deep breath. The imposter was the last thing they needed to take care of and then they would hopefully be able to go home.
"Read to do this?" He glanced at her, "You can wait for the others if you want."
She shook her head, "It's time to take this imposter down." She grinned.
The two of them streaked off once more and into the city. Landing on the roof of a tall skyscraper, they knelt down and waited for the right moment to land on the roof of the building. Feeling impatient, Tori backed away from the edge and began to run. Flipping off, she began to fall towards the castle at fast speed. Dustin hit his forehead and dived down after her. The two of them swiftly dodged the air traffic, making sure they didn't hit any of the hover cars.
King Dustin walked down the halls of the castle and entered the main chamber to see the other rangers standing there. They all turned to him as he closed the door and crossed his arms.
"What is it that is so important that you had to call me away from my meetings." He asked, "And this better be good."
Cam moved out of the way, letting Hunter shove Shane forward. Dustin arched his eyebrows as he walked forward and noticed the chain cuffs on him.
"We managed to get the imposter." Blake smiled, "The guy thought he could sneak around so easily."
"What should we do with him?" Cam added, "Want me to destroy him? He won't tell us where Sakura, Tori or the real Shane is."
"Yes." Dustin thought it was too good to be true, "Get rid of him at once. I think we already have a lead."
Suddenly the roof collapsed and a huge explosion erupted out of nowhere. The cloud of smoke began to clear away and Tori and the real Dustin emerged into view.
"What?" The King backed away a bit, "It's the imposters!" He pointed at the two invader, "Destroy them!"
Tori and Dustin turned to see their friends' reaction. They glanced at each other before Shane pulled his hands away and snapped the chains apart. He grinned as he dropped it on the ground and took a few steps forward.
"What the?" The King grew angry, "You were all in this together weren't you?"
"Yeah," Cam patted Shane on the shoulder, "Your tricks may be clever but they do have some flaws."
"I think this kingdom belongs to me." Dustin got into a fighting position, So if you don't mind, I'm taking it back."
The imposter motioned his hands and transformed back into his original form, "If you think you can defeat me, then I would like to see you try."
He held up Dustin's morpher and grinned, activating it. Instead of transforming into ranger form, the power surged through his body, increasing his strength and speed.
"As long as I have the ultimate power, there is nothing you can do about it. Lord Kenshi will reign supreme," He laughed evilly, "Who wants to die first?"
Dustin dashed forward and rolled to the side to try to leg sweep Kenshi. The dark ninja jumped into the air and towards the others. They broke away and Kenshi began to battle them all. Tori lunged her fist forward only to get it knocked out of the way. Kenshi grabbed her by the shoulder and kicked her feet out from under her. He then dodged Hunter's spin kick and jabbed him in the stomach. Dustin watched from the distant, as Kenshi launched a spinning kick, hitting everyone to the ground.
"Fools." He shouted, "You cannot hurt me."
Shane groaned, pushing himself back up, "As long as he holds Dustin's powers, we can't get near him!"
Cam pulled out his Samurai Amulet and looked at the others, "We might have to even up the odds." He suggested.
Dustin roared, catching Kenshi's attention. He turned and saw Dustin in midair coming down with a kick. Kenshi stumbled towards the window and sneered as the brunette dashed forward and tackled him out the window. The two of them fell from the building and onto the hard surface below. Kenshi groaned from the impact but kicked Dustin off of him, sending him flying into a wall. He then dashed forward and smashed through the wall with him. The others ninja streaked down to the ground and watched idly for the dust to clear. The brunette went flying out of the building and onto the ground in front of the others. They helped him up as Dustin came walking out of the building.
"What?" Tori glanced at the two of them, "There's two of them again?"
Shane pushed the Dustin that was closet to them forward and the group backed away, getting into a fighting position.
"Wait!" Dustin shouted, "It's me!"
"No!" The other one shouted, "I'm the real Dustin! He's the imposter."
"How do we know which one is telling the truth?" Blake groaned, "We can't afford to make any mistakes."
Tori squinted her eyes and noticed something shiny reflecting off the wrist on Dustin to the left. He tapped Hunter who was next to her and hinted him at her discovery. He nodded as he took a step forward and launched a lighting bolt from his hand at what he believed was the imposter. Both Dustin's flipped to the side as Tori launched forward and slammed into the imposter, causing him to change back.
"Nice try." She spin kicked him in the face, snatching the morpher from his hand before sending him through another wall.
She turned and tossed it to the real Dustin and they regrouped together.
"Ready guys!?" He glanced at each of them, "Ninja Storm! Ranger Form! Hah!
"Ninja Storm Ranger Form Hah!" The other shouted after words.
"Power of Air, Power of Water. Power of Earth. Power of Thunder. Samurai Power!" They called out each one, "Ninja Ranger Power!" They chorused after.
Kenshi pulled out his long katana and faced the colored rangers in front of him. Dustin dashed forward and the two of them collided swords, but Kenshi swiftly knocked him out of the way. Tori and Hunter flipped behind him and tried to attack but the dark ninja was moving at such fast pace, the others couldn't keep up. Cam slammed forward at him, only to get knocked out of the way.
"This guy is a real toughie." Cam grumbled as he swung his blade around.
Dustin pulled out his lion hammer and charged forward swinging his sword then his hammer. Kenshi slammed the sword out of the way only to be hit by Dustin's second weapon. The Yellow Ranger then spun himself around and slashed with his ninja sword once more, causing him to stumble back. Shane and Tori both pulled out their weapons and locked on with Dustin.
"Ready!?" Shane shouted, "Storm Striker!"
The blast went straight towards him and created a huge explosion. As the smoke cleared away, Kenshi began to stumble and let go of his sword.
"Guy is still alive." Blake mumbled, "He sure is stubborn."
"Let me finish this." Dustin turned to them, "I have a bone to pick with him."
Dustin jumped in the air and dropped kicked Kenshi back. The ninja sneered as he blocked each of Dustin's weapon and knocked them out of his hands. Dustin charged forward and spin kicked him towards the edge of the platform. He picked up his hammer and jumped high in the air before slamming down and sending a attack towards him.
"No!' Kenshi shouted.
The explosion hit him and he fell off the edge. The rangers all ran and watched as he disappeared into the darkness below. Suddenly the rangers suite began to fizzle and fade away, leaving them standing there in their original clothes.
"The powers must have ran out." Cam stared at his amulet, "I guess I need to run more test."
"Actually." Shane patted him on the back, "Let's just work on going home."
"I'm up for that!" Hunter shouted.
--A/N: Dont worry! The next chapter isn't the last! It'll take a chapter or 2, or 3 to tie up all loose ends.